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If a person is positive for hep c antibodies but pcr not detected and has never had treatment do they have hep c? can it come back with out reexposure
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See below: About 80% of the people who get hepatitis C infection become chronic carriers. Other 20% eliminate the virus. They have antibody to Hep C but no Hep C viral nucleic acids and do not have infection. Recurrence is unlikely.
Answered 7/23/2015
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